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Scottsdale, AZ vs Rochester, NY

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- Rochester has 218.1% more rainy days than Scottsdale.
- Rochester has 44.8% less Sunny Days than Scottsdale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 9.6% worse than Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZRochester, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock142106
 Sunny299  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5052443
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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